Representative Adriano Espaillat Delivers Nearly $4 Million in Federal Grant Funding for Local Projects in the District

WASHINGTON, DC -- Starting next week, Representative Adriano Espaillat (NY-13) will host a series of check presentations to deliver nearly $4 million in federal funding to support local projects at CUNY Dominican Studies Institute and P.S. 171 Patrick Henry. 

Espaillat secured the allocated federal funding for each through the Appropriations process to benefit groups across New York's 13th congressional district. 

Check presentations will be held at the following locations:

MONDAY: March 30, 2026, at 2:00 p.m. EDT 
AMOUNT: $3,150,000 
AWARDEE: CUNY Dominican Studies Institute  
LOCATION: CCNY Shepard Hall 
160 Convent Avenue 
New York, NY 10031 

WEDNESDAY: April 1, 2026, at 8:30 a.m. EDT 
AMOUNT: $500,000  
AWARDEE: P.S. 171 Patrick Henry Prep 
LOCATION: 19 East 103rd Street 
New York, NY 10029 

MEDIA RSVP: Candace.Person@mail.house.gov to confirm attendance.

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Representative Espaillat is the first Dominican American to serve in the U.S. House of Representatives and his congressional district includes Harlem, East Harlem, West Harlem, Hamilton Heights, Washington Heights, Inwood, Marble Hill and the north-west Bronx. First elected to Congress in 2016, Representative Espaillat is serving his fifth term in Congress. Representative Espaillat currently serves as a member of the influential U.S. House Committee on Appropriations responsible for funding the federal government’s vital activities and serves as Ranking Member of the Legislative Branch Subcommittee of the committee during the 119th Congress. He is Chairman of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC), a member of the Congressional Progressive Caucus (CPC), and serves as a Senior Whip of the Democratic Caucus. To find out more about Rep. Espaillat, visit online at https://espaillat.house.gov/.

Media inquiries: Candace Person at Candace.Person@mail.house.gov